Karl Sydow presents the Out of Joint and Octagon Theatre Bolton co-production of
THIS MAY HURT A BIT By Stella Feehily Directed by Max Stafford-Clark Designed by Tim Shortall. Lighting by Jason Taylor Sound by Andy Smith
14 MAY - 21 JUNE “It would be a great reform in politics if wisdom could be made to spread as easily and rapidly as folly” Winston Churchill A month after stating “we will stop the top-down reorganisation of the NHS that has got in the way of patient care”, the government launched the biggest top-down reorganisation the service had seen in its 65-year history. With characteristic wit, tenderness, and surrealism, Stella Feehily’s new play explores one family’s journey through the digestive system of the NHS, and asks: what is the prognosis for this much-loved, and fiercely debated, institution? Out of Joint returns to the St. James Theatre following their raved-about production of Our Country’s Good. Stella Feehily’s plays for Out of Joint have been produced at the Royal Court and Soho Theatre. They include Bang Bang Bang, Dreams of Violence, O go my Man and Duck. Cast includes Frances Ashman, Stephanie Cole, Natalie Klamar, Brian Protheroe, Jane Wymark and Tristram Wymark.
PERFORMANCE TIMES Mon - Sat eves Thurs & Sat mats
7:30pm 2:30pm*
*No matinee on Thurs 29 May, additonal matinee on Tues 27 May
TICKETS £34, £23, £14, £5 (A limited number of tickets priced at £5, £14 and £23 are available at every performance. Book now before they go!) This production is supported by Frank and Elizabeth Brenan Illustration by Martin Rowson
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